St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-27
One Day in Court Devoted to Taking
70 Testimony in the Case Of Staddfield
N Against Staddfield.
Arrangements Completed for the Fitting
Observance of Memorial Day by
II G.. A. r. Posts.
Hon. H. Kelly Criticizes the Course
ofEditor 0'Brien in Canada. Minor
N Local Matters.
ADULTERY CHARGED
In the Staddfield Divorce Suit.
D Minor Court Doings.

D Minor Court Doings.
The divorce case of Gertrude Stadd-
field against Nicholas Staddfield Occu-
pied the whole day in Judge Kelly's
court yesterday. The contest is being
more stubbornly fought than any that
has ever come before Judge Kelly, and
every legal point is contested by the
counsel, S. l.. Pierce for the plaintiff
and Thomas Ryan for the defense. The
parties to the contest are both at that
stage of life known as the '.sere and
yellow leaf" and the plaintiff is far
from prepOssessing person. The de-
fendant is well known in the city, hay
ing been on the police force at one time,
and for fifteen years he has been Janl-
tor of the Madison school house. The
defense brought out testimony yester-
day to the effect that the plaintiff had
been guilty of adultery with her son-in-
law on various occasions. The prOSecu-
ton denied this, and in rebuttal offered
testimony which purported to show that
one of defendants witnesses had been
promised a bedroom suite if she would
testify in his behalf. Another witness
that Erwin & Ryan had got murdererS
off, and he guessed they could get him
out of the scrape. The case will be
presented to the jury this morning.
To-DAY's CALENDAR CALL.
The following jury cases have been
set for to-day:
E. Rice, Jr., against C. w. Carpenter.
Frank Jansen against Charles Faber ct al.
Edward Langevin against the ST. Paul
Odorless Excavating company.
Henry Van Hoven against Fred Richter.
The following court cases are set for
hearing:
Anna E. Williams ct al. against the City of
st. Paul appeal from the board of public
works.
Theodore Engelbrecht against the same de-
fendant.
Lyman D; Hodge, assignee, against the
same defendant.
COURT NOTES.
The supreme court yesterday denied
the application for rehearing and va
Gated stay of proceedings in the case of
Elizabeth B. Kerr, Lucinda Orr ct. al.
VS.. Sylvester Kipp and Orin Kipp ct. al,
appellants, decision in which was re-
Gently made. The order of the lower
court was affirmed for want of assign
ment of errors in the case of Sarah F.
Rails, appellant, VS.. e. A. Hutchinson,
respondent. The eases of Rudolph Mil
ler respondent, VS.. Towns of Beaver and
Leroy, appellants of the La Crosse Ma
5tional bank, appellant VS.. j. nj. Thomp-
son ct. al, respondents, and of the
state, eX-rel Churchill, relatOr, VS.. TRULY
: & Potts, american Life Association,
quo warrantO), were all argued and
submitted.
Harlow S. Tidman and Lucy Tidman have
filed an appeal from the award of the board
oil commissioners appointed to condemn
property for the right of way of the Mime
Solberg has also filed an appeal from the
3 award. Both of the plaintiffs reside in Min
neapolis.
The case of Abraham Adams against the
q City of st. Paul ct AL is on trial before Judge
lWillin. The plaintiff sustained serious in
5 jury by falling through coal hole in front of
lHnrd &S Johnson's restaurant, and he brings
suit against the city and the owner and lessee
p OF the building, to recover damages for his
injury.
Before Judge Brill yesterday the case of
the City of st. Paul was reset for June 4. The
case of E. H. Wilder against j. II. Hubbell
was tried and submitted.
A transcript of judgement for S235 4S in
favor of j. q Z. B. Friend, of Red Wing,
against III. H. Hoyt, has been filed with the
clerk of courts.
A. P Wallish has brought suit against F.
Shumaker ct al, of OrtonYille, to recover
S155 on a promissory note given March 10,
1887.
Charles Fl. Robinson brings suit against Jo-
seph RothweE to recover ST. 900 on promis-
sorry note.
X. j. Mccarthy, wife beater was sent out
for ninety days by Judge Dry.